Legendary singer/songwriter from Los Angeles Dan Bern in Victoria for a special show

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Friday, October 3rd, 2014
8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Dan Bern has released eighteen albums and built a loyal following based on prodigious touring and output of songs in all forms.  In 2012, Bern released two new studio recordings showcasing the American roots music that has made Bern one of the most compelling singer/songwriters of his generation: "Drifter", a vagabound's journey through Bern's musical uni-verse featuring a duet with Emmylou Harris and "Doubleheader" an 18 song tribute to baseball culled from close to 30 years of songwriting and recorded at Bob Weir's TRI studios in Marin County.  Both CD's feature longtime collaborators Common Rotation with whom Bern has also released two live recordings.  

Since 2007, Bern has also focused his talent and sharp with on writing songs for movies and other projects.  He composed over a dozen songs for the Jake Kasdan/Judd Apatow spoof-biopic "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" and composed songs included in Apatow's "Get Him To the Greek" starring Russell Brand.  Bern's song "One Dance" was also included in Kasdan's first film "Zero Effect" starring Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, and Ryan O'Neal.

Bern wrote "Swing Set", a duet with Emmylou Harris, for the off Broadway production of "Family Week" directed by Jonathan Demme and wrote the title song for Demme's documentary "Jimmy Carter: Man From the Plains"  In 2007, his album "Breathe" won Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter at the Sixth Annual Independent Music Awards.  He has toured with Marshall Crenshaw, Ani DeFranco and John C. Reilly's country-infused band.  In 2011 her contributed original songs for the television series The Hellcats.  

A talented and eclectic creator, he wrote a song with Hunter S. Thompson, gave Wilt Chamberlain tennis lessons, and released "2 Feet Tall", an album of songs for very young kids.  

He also wrote and illustrated "Cleaver the Gronk" (2012) and the novel "Quitting Science" (2004) under the pen name Cunliffe Merriweather.   Bern lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles.  

Meanwhile, he is looking forward to hitting the road with this tour once again!

For information about Dan visit his web site at www.danbern.com

Hermann's Jazz Club 753 View Street.

Tickets available online http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/796584 or at Tempo Trend Music 410 Burnside Road East, Victoria.